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Short answer = highly unlikely. Democrat Conor Lamb declared victory early Wednesday morning in the special election to represent Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District, but Republican Rick Saccone hasn't conceded and the race is technically still too close to call. So can Saccone make up Lamb's current 627-vote advantage? Here’s the breakdown. The following vote totals were taken from county election websites representing voters in Allegheny, Westmoreland, Washington and Greene counties: So 113,813 versus 113,186 = 627 votes separating Lamb and Saccone. There are still a few hundred more votes that officials need to count, including some absentee and provisional ballots, as well as those from members of the military or residents overseas. Those exceptions, explained: Absentee ballots The numbers in the chart above reflect regular ballots cast at the polls and absentee ballots from all four counties, but they exclude some absentee ballots that have not yet been counted in AlleghenyWESA Ballot Breakdown: Can Rick Saccone Get The Votes To Beat Conor Lamb?http://wesa.fm/post/wesa-ballot-breakdown-can-rick-saccone-get-votes-beat-conor-lamb
105160 as http://wesa.fmWed, 14 Mar 2018 21:31:33 +0000WESA Ballot Breakdown: Can Rick Saccone Get The Votes To Beat Conor Lamb?The final day of campaigning Monday before votes are cast in Western Pennsylvania's closely watched congressional election drew a visit by Donald Trump Jr. and lots of door-knocking all over the southwestern district where polls show a close race.PA House Election Hits Final Day Of Campaign In Close Racehttp://wesa.fm/post/pa-house-election-hits-final-day-campaign-close-race
104991 as http://wesa.fmMon, 12 Mar 2018 22:15:46 +0000PA House Election Hits Final Day Of Campaign In Close RaceAn-Li HerringVoters head to the polls Tuesday in the special election to fill the empty seat in Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District south of Pittsburgh.Voter Turnout Will Be Crucial In Toss-Up Special Electionhttp://wesa.fm/post/voter-turnout-will-be-crucial-toss-special-election
104847 as http://wesa.fmMon, 12 Mar 2018 10:36:00 +0000Voter Turnout Will Be Crucial In Toss-Up Special ElectionAn-Li HerringJust days away from the March 13 special congressional election between Republican Rick Saccone (Elizabeth) and Democrat Conor Lamb (Mt. Lebanon), volunteers are knocking doors, calling voters and distributing campaign literature in an effort to get out the vote in the 18th District south of Pittsburgh.In Southwestern PA House Special Election, Trump Looms Large For Campaign Volunteershttp://wesa.fm/post/southwestern-pa-house-special-election-trump-looms-large-campaign-volunteers
104774 as http://wesa.fmFri, 09 Mar 2018 13:52:29 +0000In Southwestern PA House Special Election, Trump Looms Large For Campaign VolunteersSteve Peoples | Associated PressThe Republican congressional candidate running in Pennsylvania's special election next week wants to be President Donald Trump's "wingman." Republican state Rep. Rick Saccone embraced Trump as he faced reporters on Wednesday. He noted that the Republican president has been getting "beat up" recently. Saccone said: "He needs help. He needs wingmen down there. I'm an old Air Force guy. I want to be one of his wingmen to help him implement that agenda." Trump's approval rating nationally has hovered near record lows for much of his presidency. But he's viewed more favorably in the western Pennsylvania district, which includes more Republicans than Democrats . Democrat Conor Lamb has downplayed his criticism of the president for much of the campaign. Trump is scheduled to visit the area Saturday on Saccone's behalf.Pennsylvania Republican Rick Saccone Wants To Be Trump's 'Wingman'http://wesa.fm/post/pennsylvania-republican-rick-saccone-wants-be-trumps-wingman
104656 as http://wesa.fmThu, 08 Mar 2018 11:43:00 +0000Pennsylvania Republican Rick Saccone Wants To Be Trump's 'Wingman'The fight for the hearts and minds of America's labor unions is raging in western Pennsylvania, where Joe Biden has suddenly stopped smiling. In the midst of a speech to boost Democrat Conor Lamb ahead of next week's special election, the former vice president shifts to his decades-long relationship with organized labor, which is now under attack. "It makes me angry when we're not respected — when you're not respected," Biden tells scores of carpenters who packed into a suburban Pittsburgh union hall on Tuesday. "Everything unions do is done well." Yet after a painful 2016 election season that exposed cracks in labor's political might, the longtime pillar of Democratic politics is looking to Pennsylvania's March 13 election for a much-needed comeback. In the young Trump era, no election has tested the strength and loyalty of the modern-day labor movement more than this one. And in the coming months, the organizations will be tested again as labor leaders work to unify their membersBiden Makes Appeal To Unions While Stumping For Lamb In Pittsburgh http://wesa.fm/post/biden-makes-appeal-unions-while-stumping-lamb-pittsburgh
104588 as http://wesa.fmWed, 07 Mar 2018 12:42:29 +0000Biden Makes Appeal To Unions While Stumping For Lamb In Pittsburgh Bill Barrow | Associated PressThe Republican ads have been unsparing: Conor Lamb would be just one more congressional sheep — pun intended — behind that San Francisco liberal, Nancy Pelosi. Now Lamb, the 33-year-old former Marine trying to pull an upset in a southwest Pennsylvania special election, is fighting back. Ahead of his March 13 matchup with Republican state lawmaker Rick Saccone, Lamb is disavowing Pelosi and making clear he'll go his own way. "My opponent wants you to believe the biggest issue of this campaign is Nancy Pelosi," Lamb says in his latest television spot. Looking directly into the camera, Lamb adds, "It's all a big lie." Lamb has pledged not to support the 77-year-old former speaker for another term as her party's House leader and casts Saccone as the real lackey in the race, certain to cut Social Security and Medicare. The back-and-forth is a preview of upcoming midterm election campaigns. Republicans believe Pelosi, whom they've bludgeoned as an out-of-touch liberal for more than a decade,Pennsylvania Dem Stiff Arms Pelosi In GOP-Leaning District http://wesa.fm/post/pennsylvania-dem-stiff-arms-pelosi-gop-leaning-district
104020 as http://wesa.fmWed, 28 Feb 2018 13:30:23 +0000Pennsylvania Dem Stiff Arms Pelosi In GOP-Leaning District Associated PressA new court-ordered map of congressional districts in Pennsylvania is spurring more would-be candidates to consider whether — and where — to run.New Congressional Map Spurs More Would-Be Candidateshttp://wesa.fm/post/new-congressional-map-spurs-more-would-be-candidates
103614 as http://wesa.fmThu, 22 Feb 2018 20:29:48 +0000New Congressional Map Spurs More Would-Be CandidatesAn-Li HerringRepublican Shannon Edwards, 33, announced Wednesday that she’s seeking her party's nomination to take on Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle in a district that includes the city of Pittsburgh and surrounding neighborhoods.Republican Shannon Edwards, Linked To Tim Murphy Resignation, Announces Bid To Challenge Mike Doylehttp://wesa.fm/post/republican-shannon-edwards-linked-tim-murphy-resignation-announces-bid-challenge-mike-doyle
103553 as http://wesa.fmThu, 22 Feb 2018 00:49:30 +0000Republican Shannon Edwards, Linked To Tim Murphy Resignation, Announces Bid To Challenge Mike DoyleAssociated PressPresident Donald Trump's campaign says he'll hold a rally in Ambridge next week.Trump Says He's Coming Back To Pittsburgh For Rick Sacconehttp://wesa.fm/post/trump-says-hes-coming-back-pittsburgh-rick-saccone
102909 as http://wesa.fmTue, 13 Feb 2018 23:19:46 +0000Trump Says He's Coming Back To Pittsburgh For Rick SacconeAssociated PressTuesday marked the third time a senior Trump administration official dropped into Pittsburgh for 2018's first congressional election. Ivanka Trump and Small Business Administration Administrator Linda McMahon met Tuesday in Mt. Lebanon with business owners and Republican state lawmakers where she touted tax-cutting legislation her father signed. Sitting beside her was state Rep. Rick Saccone, the Republican running in March 13's special election to fill the seat left vacant by Republican Tim Murphy's resignation. Saccone is facing Democrat Conor Lamb, a former federal prosecutor. Vice President Mike Pence visited earlier this month to help Saccone, and Trump himself is returning next week after visiting last month. Millions of dollars are flowing into the race, mostly to support Saccone.Ivanka Trump Touts Business Tax Cuts At Mt. Lebanon Visithttp://wesa.fm/post/ivanka-trump-touts-business-tax-cuts-mt-lebanon-visit
102907 as http://wesa.fmTue, 13 Feb 2018 22:36:24 +0000Ivanka Trump Touts Business Tax Cuts At Mt. Lebanon VisitAn-Li HerringVice President Mike Pence on Friday continued the effort of national Republicans to boost Pennsylvania state Rep. Rick Saccone (R - Elizabeth) in the special election to represent the 18th Congressional District south of Pittsburgh. It's part of their bid to maintain a majority in Congress through the midterm elections this year.Pence Pledges 'Total Support' For Saccone In Bid To Keep 18th District In GOP Controlhttp://wesa.fm/post/pence-pledges-total-support-saccone-bid-keep-18th-district-gop-control
102137 as http://wesa.fmSat, 03 Feb 2018 00:40:59 +0000Pence Pledges 'Total Support' For Saccone In Bid To Keep 18th District In GOP ControlAssociated PressThe official purpose of President’s Donald Trump trip to the Pittsburgh-area today was to tout the GOP tax plan he recently signed into law. But it was also an opportunity to show support for the Republican competing in the special election for the 18th Congressional District south of the Steel City.In Western Pennsylvania Visit, Trump Pledges 'Total Support' For Candidate Rick Sacconehttp://wesa.fm/post/western-pennsylvania-visit-trump-pledges-total-support-candidate-rick-saccone
100930 as http://wesa.fmThu, 18 Jan 2018 21:25:01 +0000In Western Pennsylvania Visit, Trump Pledges 'Total Support' For Candidate Rick SacconeBill Borrow | Associated PressPresident Donald Trump is tiptoeing around the first congressional election of the new year as he heads to southwestern Pennsylvania on Thursday to hail the Republican tax cuts he signed last year.Trump To Speak In Pittsburgh Area, But Don't Call It A Campaign Triphttp://wesa.fm/post/trump-speak-pittsburgh-area-dont-call-it-campaign-trip
100892 as http://wesa.fmThu, 18 Jan 2018 12:19:50 +0000Trump To Speak In Pittsburgh Area, But Don't Call It A Campaign TripAn-Li HerringNational attention is increasingly turning to the special election to replace former U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy, and the contest is poised to become the center of the political world Thursday, when President Donald Trump is expected to appear in North Fayette, in Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District, with Republican candidate Rick Saccone .Trump Visit Reflects High Stakes In Special Election To Replace Murphyhttp://wesa.fm/post/trump-visit-reflects-high-stakes-special-election-replace-murphy
100703 as http://wesa.fmTue, 16 Jan 2018 11:00:00 +0000Trump Visit Reflects High Stakes In Special Election To Replace MurphyMegan HarrisIt’s been a busy couple of weeks for the beleaguered Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority. First, the authority was fined $2.4 million by the state Department of Environmental Protection; state lawmakers passed a bill to give the Public Utility Commission oversight ; and a consultant sent recommendations to an advisory panel on how to restructure by 2018 . Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reporter Bob Bauder and 90.5 WESA’s infrastructure and development reporter Margaret J. Krauss explain it all. Next in the program.... A trio of local families grieving the recent opioid-related deaths of their loved ones wrote candid obituaries memorializing the good and bad of their children's abbreviated lives. Reporter Megan Guza and photojournalist Andrew Russell talk about the families' reasoning. The report published online Thursday was their latest chronicling the ongoing effect of opioids on Southwestern Pennsylvania, and included visuals from fellow Trib Total Media journalist Kristina Serafini .Grief Without Shame: Parents Use Obituaries To Find Hope In The Aftermath Of Opioid Addictionhttp://wesa.fm/post/grief-without-shame-parents-use-obituaries-find-hope-aftermath-opioid-addiction
97570 as http://wesa.fmFri, 01 Dec 2017 21:23:43 +0000Grief Without Shame: Parents Use Obituaries To Find Hope In The Aftermath Of Opioid AddictionAn-Li HerringDemocrats have chosen former federal prosecutor Conor Lamb (D-Mt. Lebanon) to run in the March 13 special election to replace former U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy in Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District.Democrats Choose Former Prosecutor Conor Lamb To Replace Murphy In Special Electionhttp://wesa.fm/post/democrats-choose-former-prosecutor-conor-lamb-replace-murphy-special-election
96656 as http://wesa.fmSun, 19 Nov 2017 22:56:39 +0000Democrats Choose Former Prosecutor Conor Lamb To Replace Murphy In Special ElectionAn-Li HerringState Rep. Rick Saccone (R-Elizabeth), 59, will be the GOP’s nominee in the special election to replace former U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy in Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District. He won the nomination at a convention the Republican Party of Pennsylvania held in Canonsburg Saturday.GOP Nominates State Rep. Rick Saccone To Replace Former Congressman Tim Murphyhttp://wesa.fm/post/gop-nominates-state-rep-rick-saccone-replace-former-congressman-tim-murphy
96088 as http://wesa.fmSat, 11 Nov 2017 18:11:18 +0000GOP Nominates State Rep. Rick Saccone To Replace Former Congressman Tim MurphyKathleen J. DavisOn Saturday, 215 Republican delegates will vote for their nominee to serve the remaining months of former Congressman Tim Murphy's term. Murphy, who championed anti-abortion legislation, resigned last month following reports he asked a woman with whom he had an extramarital affair to get an abortion. Republican nominees vying for the open seat are state Representatives Jason Ortitay and Rick Saccone, state Senators Guy Reschenthaler and Kim Ward, and George Karpacs, member of the Pennsylvania College Access Program board. Pennsylvania's 18th District is historically heavily Republican. In the 2016 election, Donald Trump carried the District by 20 points. But Democrats are mobilizing for the possibility to cinch the seat that includes parts of Allegheny, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland counties. Left candidates include 23-year Navy Veteran Pam Iovino, Westmoreland County Commissioner Gina Cerilli and former federal prosecutor Conor Lamb. Democratic leaders will select their nomineeRepublicans To Choose Nominee To Run In Special Election For Tim Murphy's Empty Seathttp://wesa.fm/post/republicans-choose-nominee-run-special-election-tim-murphys-empty-seat
96020 as http://wesa.fmFri, 10 Nov 2017 18:17:57 +0000Republicans To Choose Nominee To Run In Special Election For Tim Murphy's Empty SeatAn-Li HerringThis week is Republican U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy’s last in Congress. The embattled politician is resigning with one year left in his term , meaning Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District must hold a special election to fill the vacancy .Murphy’s District Prepares For Special Election, Starting A ‘Busy Year’ For Potential Nomineeshttp://wesa.fm/post/murphy-s-district-prepares-special-election-starting-busy-year-potential-nominees
94218 as http://wesa.fmTue, 17 Oct 2017 11:25:10 +0000Murphy’s District Prepares For Special Election, Starting A ‘Busy Year’ For Potential Nominees